Hi Folks,
I've purchased eggs on ebay before and always received what I bid on, eggs, not washed, some larger than others, all packed pretty well. Only one issue: asked for Buff birds (seller said to specify white or buff) I hatched all white birds. Not that big a deal. I didn't even bother contacting the seller.
This year I won an auction on March 30th (Sunday) I paid through paypal immediately. The seller lists several breeds on ebay. I got the eggs today. 4/11/14
I received the eggs today and I am pretty disappointed. I payed for 10, got two extras, one was broken which is all good.
Out of 11 three are tiny pullet sized eggs. I mean they are really small for pullet eggs. I don't believe a standard size chicken can develop in such tiny eggs.
Second, all but two of the eggs are filthy. I don't just mean not washed I mean really really icky. They look like the egg I found by the duck waterer, after the ducks had stomped it in the mud for day. Only the dirt coating on these eggs doesn't look like mud.
And this last part might be me looking for more bad things, but all the eggs are marked 22, I wonder if they were gathered March 22nd. OK, I know, I don't know the sellers codes but still...
Now I don't know what I'm going to do with these eggs. I'm scared to put them in with the absolutely pristine turkey eggs that arrived yesterday. Even if I wash these I'm scared they will contaminate the turkeys.
So my question to you experienced with ebay - especially sellers - am I expecting too much? Should I contact the seller and see if he will send more eggs, or do I just chalk this up to experience and let it go?
I've purchased eggs on ebay before and always received what I bid on, eggs, not washed, some larger than others, all packed pretty well. Only one issue: asked for Buff birds (seller said to specify white or buff) I hatched all white birds. Not that big a deal. I didn't even bother contacting the seller.
This year I won an auction on March 30th (Sunday) I paid through paypal immediately. The seller lists several breeds on ebay. I got the eggs today. 4/11/14
I received the eggs today and I am pretty disappointed. I payed for 10, got two extras, one was broken which is all good.
Out of 11 three are tiny pullet sized eggs. I mean they are really small for pullet eggs. I don't believe a standard size chicken can develop in such tiny eggs.
Second, all but two of the eggs are filthy. I don't just mean not washed I mean really really icky. They look like the egg I found by the duck waterer, after the ducks had stomped it in the mud for day. Only the dirt coating on these eggs doesn't look like mud.
And this last part might be me looking for more bad things, but all the eggs are marked 22, I wonder if they were gathered March 22nd. OK, I know, I don't know the sellers codes but still...
Now I don't know what I'm going to do with these eggs. I'm scared to put them in with the absolutely pristine turkey eggs that arrived yesterday. Even if I wash these I'm scared they will contaminate the turkeys.
So my question to you experienced with ebay - especially sellers - am I expecting too much? Should I contact the seller and see if he will send more eggs, or do I just chalk this up to experience and let it go?